What the NEa confirmed about ERE registration: the rules

In June 2026 the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa) held a webinar for inboekdienstverleners (ERE registration service providers). We were there. A lot of incorrect information is going around about ERE registration, so here are the points the NEa confirmed • without the noise, and what they mean for you as a home charger.

Registration is not live yet • anyone claiming otherwise is ahead of the facts

The registration register comes online in phases. In the first release (announced for 29 June–15 July 2026) registration service providers can apply for an account. Actually submitting charging sessions only becomes possible from the second release.

That matters, because some parties already claim to have a working registration account. That simply is not possible • applications are not even open yet. Be alert to it.

Joulo is on the official NEa list of registration service providers. The REV account, through which registrations are technically submitted, is the separate next step that opens with the first release. In the meantime your charging sessions from 1 January 2026 onwards are stored and registered retroactively as soon as the register allows it.

Only a MID meter counts

The NEa was clear about this again: without MID-certified measurement your consumption does not count. Registration is based on measured data from a metered delivery point, and because your home connection is not used solely for your car, that meter has to be MID-certified. A smart meter or a non-MID meter in your meter cupboard does not qualify • you need a charger with a built-in MID meter.

No MID meter, no ERE. Do not have one yet? Then there are three routes: an upgrade to a charger with a built-in MID meter, having a MID meter installed inside the charger itself (in the housing, with an installation invoice as proof • not as a separate meter in your meter cupboard), or a Secondary Allocation Point (SAP) with your grid operator behind which you connect only your charge point. Nothing else is measured behind such a SAP but the charging itself • apart from the few kWh the charger uses in standby • so a charger without a built-in MID meter can register through that route too.

How to prove your meter is MID-certified is explained in this NEa FAQ.

The connection in your name

The NEa also sets a condition on the connection itself: you have to own it. The grid connection must be registered in the Central Connection Register (CAR) in your name, and the verifier and the NEa check that.

The full conditions for registration service providers are on the NEa website.

A photo of your meter reading is not enough

A photo of your meter reading is not proof of your consumption. For a valid registration the full charging-session data has to come from the backend of your charger • a registration that relies on a photo is rejected.

That is why Joulo has worked with automatic readout via API or OCPP from day one, and does not support manual entry. You connect your charger once; after that the measurement data comes straight from the source, with timestamps and provenance per session.

Your purchase on the connection is verified

The kWh that went into the car according to your MID meter must genuinely have been purchased by you on your connection. The NEa sets the guidelines for that; an independent verifier checks whether it holds, and as the registration service provider we are the ones who have to demonstrate it in our records.

We do that automatically, based on the mandate you give us • you do not need to share your energy invoice yourself. Less paperwork for you, and a verifiable trail for the verifier.

Private individuals: always 50.5% renewable

The NEa also confirmed the renewable share for households: always the grid average of 50.5% (2026 figure). That is deliberate • individual claims, for example 100% from your own solar panels, would create too great a fraud and verification risk for private home charging. Whether you charge grid or solar power, the ERE payout per kWh is the same for private individuals.

One mandate, tied to your connection

A private individual gives one mandate per connection, to one registration service provider per calendar year. That mandate is strictly tied to your name, your address and your EAN code.

If any of those change • for example through a move or a new owner • the mandate lapses immediately. Up to that moment your registered ERE's remain valid; they are not reversed, but also not retroactively restored. At your new address you sign up again and take part from the new calendar year.

Mistakes can be corrected up to five years back

If something goes wrong in a registration, it can be corrected and reversed up to five years back. That is the other side of the coin: whoever registers is responsible, and the registration service provider is the one that is enforced against.

For you as a customer that is reassuring. Joulo carries the regulatory risk for the registrations we make on your behalf. You remain responsible for the accuracy of what you provide at sign-up (EAN, address, registration details) • we are responsible for a correct, auditable registration.

Where Joulo stands

In short:

• On the NEa list of registration service providers.
• Comfortably above the volume threshold. A registration service provider has to demonstrate sufficient volume (200 mandates and 2 million kWh per year; for the account application, demonstrated volume over Q1 2026 is enough). Joulo sits well above that with nearly 10 million kWh.
• Ready to apply for the account as soon as the first release opens.
• Fully automated: measurement data from the source, certificate via the manufacturer, purchase verification via API.

You do not have to do anything to be ready for this. Connect your charger, and we handle the rest as soon as the register opens.

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